Hadi Partovi is the co-founder and president of Code.org. A Harvard graduate in computer science, he began his career in the 1990s at Microsoft where he was the group program manager for Internet Explorer, and later the general manager of the MSN Portal.
Hadi has co-founded two startups (Tellme Networks, acquired by Microsoft, and iLike, acquired by MySpace). Hadi has also been an advisor or investor in numerous tech startups including Facebook, Dropbox, airbnb, and Zappos.
Dr. Sarayu Sundar serves as a Higher Education Research Associate with the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) at the University of Colorado
S. Kiersten Ferguson is a social scientist for the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) and a research associate in the College of
As a Workforce Alliance Relationship Manager Consultant for NCWIT, Mary partners with organizations to leverage NCWIT’s vast array of services and programs to meet their
Willow Peluso (she/her) is the Project Coordinator for NCWIT Counselors for Computing. She is dedicated to advocating for Women & LGBTQ+ inclusivity and creating diverse
